Use of self-reported height and weight biases the body mass index-mortality association

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 401-408

  Keith, S W ^a,c   Fontaine, K R ^b   Pajewski, N M ^a   Mehta, T ^a   Allison, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

measured BMI; mortality; NHANES; obesity; self reported BMI; self reporting bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVER BIAS; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952700496     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.148     Document Type: Article

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